The Effect of the Absorber Collar on Open Ended Waveguide Probes
Authors: Allen Newell, Stuart Gregson
Publication: AMTA 2009
Copyright Owner: NSI-MI Technologies
This paper describes measurements performed at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Near Field Systems Inc (NSI) on Open Ended Waveguide (OEWG) probes that are typically used for near-field measurements. The effect of the size and location of the absorber collar placed behind the probe was studied. It was found that for some configurations, the absorber collar could cause noticeable ripples in the far-field patterns of the probe and this in turn could affect the probe correction process when the probe was used in near-field measurements. General guidelines were developed to select an absorber configuration that would have minimal effect on the patterns, polarization and gain of the probes.